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The 50 Best War Movies of All Time According to Stacker

Here's the thing about war: it's always been around. Historians believe the first war took place in Mesopotamia in 2,700 B.C. In fact, of the past 3,400 years, humans have been at peace for only 268. While some war films emphasize the inhumanity of battle, others focus on the valiant heroes carrying out their patriotic duties. There are also films that take another approach by focusing on how war can influence the lives of civilians or soldiers who've returned home. When taken as a whole, the genre leaves no psychological or physical stone unturned. In other words, if it's been done in battle, it's probably been reproduced on screen. Here are 50 of the very best, according to Stacker.
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Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
2
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
3
Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
4
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
5
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
8
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
9
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
10
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
11
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
12
Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
14
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
15
Duck Soup (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
16
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
17
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
18
Patton (1970)
Patton (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
19
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
Persepolis (2007)
Persepolis (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
21
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
22
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
23
Le Petit Soldat (1963)
Le Petit Soldat (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
24
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
25
The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
27
The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
28
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
29
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
30
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
31
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
32
Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
33
Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
Love and Death (1975)
Love and Death (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
35
Turtles Can Fly (2005)
Turtles Can Fly (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
36
Beau Travail (2000)
Beau Travail (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
37
Kagemusha (1980)
Kagemusha (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
38
Stalag 17 (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
39
Downfall (2004)
Downfall (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
40
Atonement (2007)
Atonement (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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